Poetic Techniques Check

Which statement best describes the difference in line structure between the two poems?

• Both poets use very long, flowing lines

• Neruda uses shorter, broken lines; Oliver uses longer, smoother lines

• Oliver uses only one-word lines, while Neruda writes in long paragraphs

• Both poems use identical line patterns

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CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.5

Drag each technique to the poem it matches.

Groups:

(a) Ode to Enchanted Light

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(b) Sleeping in the Forest

• Longer, continuous lines

• Forest/night imagery

• Short, broken lines

• Light imagery

• Personification (“the earth remembered me”)

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

Tap the two lines that use personification.

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CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.7

Match each poem to the correct description.

• Uses personification

• Ode to Enchanted Light

• Uses imagery to describe nature

• Both Poems

• Uses short, broken lines

• Sleeping in the Forest

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CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

Which techniques do BOTH poets use?
Select all that apply.

• Nature imagery

• Personification

• Hyperbole

• Smile

• Rhyme Scheme

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CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.5

Explain how imagery helps each poet show their ideas about nature.
(You may give one example from each poem.)

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CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

Sort each quote into the correct poem.

Groups:

(a) Ode to Enchanted Light

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(b) Sleeping in the Forest

• “the earth remembered me”

• “light has dropped from the top of the sky”

• “latticework of branches”

• “small kingdoms breathing”

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

Neruda uses short, broken lines in Ode to Enchanted Light.
What effect does this create?

• It makes the poem feel slow and gentle, like light drifting down.

• It makes the poem feel fast and chaotic.

• It creates a confusing rhythm.

• It makes the poem feel angry or tense.

Write a line of personification where nature does something human.
Example starters:
– “The wind…”
– “The forest…”
– “The light…”

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

Create a simile about nature.
(Use like or as to make a comparison.)

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D